The Wild Reed

Thoughts & interests of a queer seeker of the Divine Presence;
of a “soul dancer,” seeking to embody with grace and verve
the mystico-prophetic spiritual tradition

Saturday, February 28, 2026

February Vignettes

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See also the previous Wild Reed February 2026 posts: • More Dispatches from Occupied Minnesota • Honoring Renée Good and the ...

Something to Think About . . .

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– Image: Bernard Hage Related Off-site Links: Trump Wants to Distract Americans From Scandals at Home With a Diversionary War – Christ...

Israel’s and the United States’ Rationale for War on Iran Is “All Bullshit”

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Early this morning, Saturday, February 28, the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran . U.S. President Donald Trump rel...
Friday, February 27, 2026

“Green Wave 2026 is Global”

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Writes Butch Ware , Green Party candidate for Governor of California . . . C ongratulations to Hannah Spencer , Zack Polanski , and the...

Remembering Carl Anderson

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It’s the birthday of the late, great American vocalist and song stylist Carl Anderson (1945-2004). He would have turned 81 today. In the...
Thursday, February 26, 2026

Become the Sky

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By Steve Taylor T his cage you’ve been trapped inside for longer than you can remember might seem so sturdy and secure that you don’t ...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

For Rep. Ilhan Omar, Silence Is Never an Option

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Reports the group Occupy Democrats : C ongresswoman Ilhan Omar isn’t apologizing – and she isn’t backing down. After interrupting Dona...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Dayvon Love: “You Actually Don’t Care Where Jill Stein Is”

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Dayvon Love serves as director of public policy for the Baltimore-based think tank, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle . Last month, he spoke...
Monday, February 23, 2026

Quote of the Day

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T he resistance in Minnesota is decentralized. No single leader. No central command. Just neighbors organizing neighbors. Block meetings. Mu...
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Michael J. Bayly
Born and raised in Australia, I now reside in the U.S. where from 2003-2015 I served as the executive coordinator of the Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities (CPCSM). During this time I also helped found both The Progressive Catholic Voice and the Catholic Coalition for Church Reform.

I established The Wild Reed in 2006 as a sign of solidarity with all who are dedicated to living lives of integrity – though, in particular, with gay people seeking to be true to both the gift of their sexuality and their Catholic faith. The Wild Reed's original by-line read, “Thoughts and reflections from a progressive, gay, Catholic perspective.” As you can see, it reads differently now. This is because my journey has, in many ways, taken me beyond, or perhaps better still, deeper into the realities that the words “progressive,” “gay,” and “Catholic” seek to describe.
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